In all, $27,348,437 in federal funding has allocated to 13 airports across New York. This federal funding is being administered through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and will be used to revitalize airports and enhance airfield safety at airports.

“From the North Country to the Hudson Valley to western New York, air travel is vital to the connectivity and success of the upstate economy, and it is critical that we provide the necessary funding to give our local airports the lift they need fly higher than ever before,” Schumer said.

Lake Placid’s airport will receive $488,106 for the installation of weather reporting equipment. Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear will get $804,758 to acquire new snow removal equipment.